All seven close contacts to Malaysia's first recorded case of the Omicron variant, as well as the student infected herself, have tested negative for Covid-19.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the seven close contacts were a driver, a university staff, three foreign classmates, and two roommates.
"Thank God," Norhisham tweeted.
The student from South Africa had landed in Malaysia on Nov 19, a week before the variant was discovered.
She arrived at KLIA, had a sample taken, and was then reportedly shuttled on a university bus from KLIA to Ipoh, where she underwent quarantine.
The next day on Nov 20, she got her test results back, which stated she was positive for Covid-19 - prompting her close contacts to be quarantined as well.
The student completed her quarantine on Nov 29.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has called for calm over the new variant and stressed that current systems to keep the variant in check are working. - Mkini
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